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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY23 Data Reporting Updates Document Now Available

  • Fri, Jun 3 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

FY23 Data Reporting Updates Document Now Available

ESS Data Management is pleased to announce the FY23 Data Reporting Updates document is now available in the ESS Data Management Toolkit  located on the ESS Data Management website. This document outlines important changes for SPED Data Reporting for FY23 including AzEDS and ESS applications overseen by ESS Data Management.

MONITORING UPDATE: Release of Updated Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps

  • Wed, Jun 1 2022  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is proud to announce the release of the SY 2022–2023 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Additionally, is the release memo indicating some of the recent updates. The guide steps are a technical assistance document created to aid PEAs in understanding the requirements specific to programmatic monitoring. Legal compliance, as it relates to a state complaint or due process, may be more extensive. Examples included are intended to provide additional clarification and understanding on how to apply a compliance lens to a student’s evaluation or IEP. These examples should not be taken directly and added to a unique student’s IEP or evaluation, because each student is unique and has his/her own set of circumstances that must be addressed through his/her individual evaluation and IEP.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Reserve your spots for Teach Camp before registration closes!

  • Tue, May 31 2022

Special Education Administrators,

Registration for Teach Camp is closing soon, so be sure to register your new special education teachers for Teach Camp today!

Teach Camp is a year-long support system that includes professional learning specifically designed for beginning special educators. The goal of Teach Camp is to increase the retention of special educators by providing our newest special education teachers with the tools they need to survive and thrive during their first years in the classroom.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Math Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities

  • Wed, May 25 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

Please share the following virtual math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: NEW Special Education Data Dashboard

  • Wed, May 18 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

NEW Special Education Data Dashboard

The NEW Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) opens on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (today). The purpose of this application is to provide a one-stop shop for public education agencies (PEAs) to securely view their special education data as well as a redacted statewide view. By viewing relevant data in one place, PEAs can see how it all ties together and ultimately, how it all culminates into the indicators outlined in the State Performance Plan (SPP) / Annual Performance Report (APR).

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY22 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public School Districts only opens on 5/18/22

  • Wed, May 18 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

FY22 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public School Districts only opens on 5/18/22

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public education agency (PEA) maintain its records and provide to the State information related to parentally placed private elementary and secondary school student covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144.

The application will open on 5/18/22 and close for submissions on 8/3/22.

IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: Youth and Family Scholarship Opportunity for Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference

  • Tue, May 17 2022  •
    • Updates

Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference, Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices, will feature over 75 learning opportunities that will address IDEA legal issues, instructional practices, national trends and hot topics, special education compliance, preschool and secondary transition, and social/emotional learning. This year’s conference will be held in person from September 7–9, 2022 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix.

In partnership with Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, ADE/ESS is excited to be able to once again offer free registration for Arizona youth and their families. 

SPED P & P Info: Early Childhood Special Education Polices & Procedures Finalized and Available

  • Tue, May 17 2022  •
    • Guidance Documents
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

With input from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, the ADE/ESS developed policies and procedures for Early Childhood Special Education Transition that are aligned with the IDEA. Following the public participation process set forth in IDEA and GEPA regulations during Spring 2022, ESS considered all public comments and finalized its policies and procedures document. The finalized document is also available on the ADE/ESS website.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Registration for the 2022 Special Education New Director Symposium is now open!

  • Mon, May 16 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors, - the registration link below has been updated.

The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2022 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open! The purpose of this professional learning opportunity is to prepare new special education administrators for the practical operation of a special education system. Topics covered in SENDS include compliance and legal requirements, fiscal issues, assessment, general supervision, and ADE supports and resources.

2022 IDEA CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Keynote Speakers and Registration Updates for Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference

  • Thu, May 12 2022  •
    • Updates

Special Education Stakeholders,

ADE/ESS is excited to announce keynote speakers for Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference, Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices. This year’s conference will be held in person from September 7–9, 2022 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. Please see the conference flyer to learn about Dr. Christopher Emdin, Art Cernosia, and David Edward Garcia. Additional national speakers and exciting conference events will be shared soon.

ADE/ESS is also pleased to announce the opening of registration for the 2022 IDEA Conference.